Erik Leon wins 15th Annual Bonfire Pipe To Pipe

The sun beat down on Mt. Hood, Oregon’s Palmer snowfield. A capacity crowd of 115 riders jammed for two hours. TWSNOW Online Editor Hondo was hand fed wieners. These ingredients came together for the Bonfire Pipe To Pipe at Windells, where veterans like Bobby Meeks and Preston Strout hiked alongside up and coming shreds like Justin Fronius, Sawyer Deen, and Tucker Speer. All wore the heckling of MC’s Java Fernandez and T-Bird. It takes a lot of hard work to remain the longest running summer snowboard and skate event, but for 15 years it has drawn a loyal group. The snow setup had a skate bowl vibe with a horizontal lift-tower-like-rail elevated on a spine in the center of the course that saw a lot of air time. No, there weren’t any double corks. There were a few flip-to-rail moves thrown in the mix, though.